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If I have to choose between a glorified PDF viewer and an app that takes 10 minutes to download an issue (The Daily) and is slow to navigate, I'll take the glor
by MatthewPhillips 16y ago
If I have to choose between a glorified PDF viewer and an app that takes 10 minutes to download an issue (The Daily) and is slow to navigate, I'll take the glorified PDF viewer.
Then again, Zinio is going to be in trouble when they are forced to take in-app subscriptions.
- schrototo 16y agoWell sure, The Daily also belongs in the category of ill-fated attempts by old-media types to half-assedly replicate traditional publishing on a fundamentally different medium. What I want to see is something that truly takes advantage of the possibilities of the platforms now available to us. Something that makes printed newspapers and magazines feel archaic by comparison. We need outstanding software on fantastic hardware to deliver us first-rate content via innovative publishing mechanisms. As it stands now, digital publishing has barely reached the age of hypertext.